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This paper proposes a CNN classification network based on Bagging and stacking ensemble learning methods for breast cancer classification. The model was trained and tested on the public dataset of DDSM. The model is capable of fast and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-16 Peihceng Wu , Runze Ma , Teoh Teik Toe

The effective localization of mitosis is a critical precursory task for deciding tumor prognosis and grade. Automated mitosis detection through deep learning-oriented image analysis often fails on unseen patient data due to inherent domain…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Tirupati Saketh Chandr , Sahar Almahfouz Nasser , Nikhil Cherian Kurian , Amit Sethi

Lymph node metastasis is one of the most significant diagnostic indicators in breast cancer, which is traditionally observed under the microscope by pathologists. In recent years, computerized histology diagnosis has become one of the most…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-08-01 Huangjing Lin , Hao Chen , Qi Dou , Liansheng Wang , Jing Qin , Pheng-Ann Heng

Deep learning-based computer-aided diagnosis has achieved unprecedented performance in breast cancer detection. However, most approaches are computationally intensive, which impedes their broader dissemination in real-world applications. In…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-14 Jiaqiao Shi , Aleksandar Vakanski , Min Xian , Jianrui Ding , Chunping Ning

In mammography, the efficacy of computer-aided detection methods depends, in part, on the robust localisation of micro-calcifications ($\mu$C). Currently, the most effective methods are based on three steps: 1) detection of individual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-10-10 Zhi Lu , Gustavo Carneiro , Neeraj Dhungel , Andrew P. Bradley

Liver cancer has high morbidity and mortality rates in the world. Multi-phase CT is a main medical imaging modality for detecting/identifying and diagnosing liver tumors. Automatically detecting and classifying liver lesions in CT images…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-29 Fakai Wang , Chi-Tung Cheng , Chien-Wei Peng , Ke Yan , Min Wu , Le Lu , Chien-Hung Liao , Ling Zhang

Microscopic histology image analysis is a cornerstone in early detection of breast cancer. However these images are very large and manual analysis is error prone and very time consuming. Thus automating this process is in high demand. We…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-23 Ismaël Koné , Lahsen Boulmane

This paper presents an algorithm which aims to assist the radiologist in identifying breast cancer at its earlier stages. It combines several image processing techniques like image negative, thresholding and segmentation techniques for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2009-11-04 Y. Ireaneus Anna Rejani , S. Thamarai Selvi

Canine mammary carcinoma (CMC) has been used as a model to investigate the pathogenesis of human breast cancer and the same grading scheme is commonly used to assess tumor malignancy in both. One key component of this grading scheme is the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Marc Aubreville , Christof A. Bertram , Taryn A. Donovan , Christian Marzahl , Andreas Maier , Robert Klopfleisch

Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and timely accurate diagnosis is critical to improving survival outcomes. While convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have demonstrated strong performance on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Aditya Shribhagwan Khandelwal , Mohammad Samar Ansari , Asra Aslam

In recent years, intravital skin imaging has been increasingly used in mammalian skin research to investigate cell behaviors. A fundamental step of the investigation is mitotic cell (cell division) detection. Because of the complex…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-28 Titinunt Kitrungrotsakul , Xian-Hau Han , Yutaro Iwamoto , Satoko Takemoto , Hideo Yokota , Sari Ipponjima , Tomomi Nemoto , Xiong Wei , Yen-Wei Chen

Accurate mitotic figure classification is crucial in computational pathology, as mitotic activity informs cancer grading and patient prognosis. Distinguishing atypical mitotic figures (AMFs), which indicate higher tumor aggressiveness, from…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-04 Hana Feki , Alice Blondel , Thomas Walter

We tackle atypical versus normal mitosis classification in the MIDOG 2025 challenge using EfficientViT-L2, a hybrid CNN--ViT architecture optimized for accuracy and efficiency. A unified dataset of 13,938 nuclei from seven cancer types…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-04 Xuan Qi , Dominic Labella , Thomas Sanford , Maxwell Lee

Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) bear great promise as biomarkers in tumor prognosis. However, the process of identification and later enumeration of CTCs require manual labor, which is error-prone and time-consuming. The recent developments…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-08 Elena Alexander , Kam W. Leong , Andrew F. Laine

Automated detection and classification of mitotic figures especially distinguishing atypical from normal remain critical challenges in computational pathology. We present MitoDetect++, a unified deep learning pipeline designed for the MIDOG…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-08 Esha Sadia Nasir , Jiaqi Lv , Mostafa Jahanifar , Shan E Ahmed Raza

Melanoma detection is vital for early diagnosis and effective treatment. While deep learning models on dermoscopic images have shown promise, they require specialized equipment, limiting their use in broader clinical settings. This study…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Volodymyr Sydorskyi , Igor Krashenyi , Oleksii Yakubenko

Multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests offer to screen for multiple types of cancer with a single blood sample. Despite their promising diagnostic performance, evidence regarding their population benefit is not yet available. Expecting…

Applications · Statistics 2023-07-04 Jane M. Lange , Kemal C. Gogebakan , Roman Gulati , Ruth Etzioni

Assessing the Mitotic Count has a known high degree of intra- and inter-rater variability. Computer-aided systems have proven to decrease this variability and reduce labeling time. These systems, however, are generally highly dependent on…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-16 Frauke Wilm , Christian Marzahl , Katharina Breininger , Marc Aubreville

Motivation: Accurate classification of mitotic figures into normal and atypical types is crucial for tumor prognostication in digital pathology. However, developing robust deep learning models for this task is challenging due to the subtle…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-16 Sujatha Kotte , Vangala Govindakrishnan Saipradeep , Vidushi Walia , Dhandapani Nandagopal , Thomas Joseph , Naveen Sivadasan , Bhagat Singh Lali

Identification and counting of cells and mitotic figures is a standard task in diagnostic histopathology. Due to the large overall cell count on histological slides and the potential sparse prevalence of some relevant cell types or mitotic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-09-08 Marc Aubreville , Maximilian Krappmann , Christof Bertram , Robert Klopfleisch , Andreas Maier